CaFÉ™ Spotlight – City of Aurora

CaFE Spotlight - City of Aurora: Art in Public Places

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Set Up for Success: Creating a Successful Public Art Call

Folded paper hangs down from the ceiling. There are rows of paper

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Better Your Chances at Landing a Public Art Commission: Advice from the Field

A depiction of the human body made of yellow, purple, blue, and green epoxy terrazzo is accented with metal on the Health Sciences Center building floor at Texas Tech University.

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Recap of the 2017 Public Art Network Year in Review

4 people holding up chat bubbles

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